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Food, Coffee, Banter
The ‘Food, Coffee, Banter’ mantra scrawled across the awning of Seddon cafe Fig & Walnut, is a slice of inner-west iconography.
History
Then & Now: The Anglers Tavern 1880s
More than a pub, the Anglers Tavern is a local social icon with a liquid history dating back to the 1860s. Originally known by many names, Anglers Arms, Anglers Rest and Anglers Hotel, it has weathered floods and reinvented itself through the years.
History
Ghost Signs – Video Ezy
The year was 1983. Redgum blasted on the radio, BMX Bandits tore up the silver screen and Nintendo unleashed the pixelated madness of Mario Bros. Amidst this cultural chaos, in a small suburb of Sydney, Kevin Slater, a man with more vision than a marsupial on mescaline, launched a video rental shop called Video Ezy.
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DEEP WEST: Houdini defies gravity in Diggers Rest
In the unassuming town of Diggers Rest, an intriguing piece of history is etched into the landscape. It was here, over a century ago on March 18, 1910, that the legendary Harry Houdini made aviation history. The world-renowned escapologist and magician achieved the first controlled, powered aircraft flight in Australia, soaring briefly but momentously over the fields.
History
Champions of the West – Living Museum of the West: Peter Haffenden
The bravery and suffering of Australian soldiers in the various theatres of World War I and II has been covered comprehensively. Less attention has been given to what went on at home during the war years, which explains the importance of The Logic of Logistics, an exhibition by Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West.
History
The history of Footscray’s after-dark entertainment
The grandeur and vibrancy ofFootscray’s nighttime past is to be celebrated this October with an exhibition titled Friday Nights in Footscray. The exhibition will tell the story of the 'Cinderella Suburb', a place which once had five picture houses and multiple ballrooms within the main city block.
History
Ghost Signs: C. J. Angus building – 102 Ferguson St in Williamstown
The story behind the "Ghost Signs" at the C. J. Angus building – 102 Ferguson St in Williamstown
History
Then & Now: Bunbury Street Tunnel 1926
Bunbury Street was once a quiet little suburban street now transformed into a cut-and-cover tunnel.
In the 1920s, Victorian Railways embarked on a major project to improve the flow of freight and passenger trains through Melbourne's western suburbs. The solution was to separate and add a new goods line from South Kensington to West Footscray. This bypassed the busy Footscray Junction and the goods yard and shipping sheds south of Dynon Road.
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